The South African government has a new weapon in its fight against invasive water plants: a tiny aquatic weevil from Florida, Devdiscourse reported. The salvinia weevil is named for its favorite food.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Wednesday confirmed the presence of common salvinia at Kurth Reservoir. Common salvinia is an invasive species, related to giant salvinia, that creates ...

The presence of a seemingly harmless invasive floating aquatic fern in Toledo Bend remains a conspicuous threat to its adopted ecosystem and neighboring waters. A recent survey indicated over 3,000 ...

It sounds like a 1950s monster movie: a seemingly harmless water plant that can double the area it covers in five days and choke off water access to an entire lake. Giant salvinia, a floating plant, ...

A weevil species has been released into the Crocodile River in Hartbeespoort to control the spread of the common salvinia, an invasive alien aquatic plant. Common salvinia, native to South America, ...

Two species of the floating invasive salvinia plants are causing major problems in Louisiana. Common salvinia, Salvinia minima, which is native to Central and South America, was first identified in ...

Weeds aren’t just a problem on land, but also in water. One weed continues to pose a major problem in Louisiana waterways. It is far too common to see waterways in Louisiana clogged by giant salvinia, ...

It is after Memorial Day and boats are returning to Texas’ lakes en masse. Seasonal fishermen are joining those that go year-round, along with pleasure boaters, skiers, jet skis, sailboats and spray ...

If you have not been fishing Lake Palestine in a few months here is a tip. You might want to avoid Cobb Creek for the immediate future. Located in the southwest portion of the lake, Cobb Creek is ...

GHEENS -- An aquatic fern with hairy, herbicide-shedding leaves kept clogging 10,000 acres of lakes, ponds, bayous and canals on a vast plantation and hunting resort. The biologist called on to fix ...